Double Chocolate Banana Snack Cake

This is a really quick and easy recipe to whip up. Tip: if you have too many ripe bananas to eat, peel and freeze them. That way you'll always have them on hand to make this recipe (or any recipe that calls for mashed banana).

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 1 8inch cake

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup  mashed ripe banana
• 1⁄3 cup butter, melted
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 3⁄4 cup  mini chocolate chips or 3⁄4 cup  regular chocolate chips

Directions

1. Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
2. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients.
3. Add milk, banana, butter, lemon juice and vanilla.
4. Beat with a fork till well blended, about 2 minutes.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.
6. Pour into greased 9-inch square cake pan.
7. Bake in preheated 350F oven 45-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre of cake comes out clean.
8. Cool completely and cut into squares.